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If you’ve been looking for a place where you can type in headache and find what to eat to combat a particular ailment, this place was created for just that. The Spice Doc was dreamed up by Nicole Sheldon, an Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Herbalist with a passion for and a specialization in medicinal cooking and nutrition. In here you will find both old and new recipes based on traditional medicinal cooking methods to harness the healing qualities of herbs and food in everyday cooking. Food is a pleasure and so is making the 'medicine' taste good. Learn how vichyssoise can be good for hypertension, nopales for diabetes, beef noodle soup for anemia, kale carbonara for ulcers…. Click around, there’s more!

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It has been quite some time since I last posted, truth be told it has been over a year (though if you've been following me on facebook, I do get something up there almost daily). In any event, I owe you an explanation and a commitment to be back on here regularly ....

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Featured Medicinal Recipe

If you are a fan of soup, and have a large repertoire of recipes on hand to get you through sickness and health, then this recipe is your friend. Perhaps your very best friend! A meal is not a meal in China sans soup, nor are you eating in health without soup ....

Disclaimer: While this site has been created by a licensed Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist, it is not a medical site. Information on this page is provided on a "best efforts" basis for interest only and does not constitute personal advice. Please consult a medical doctor, acupuncturist, or nutritionist if you are in need of a more detailed individual diagnosis and nutrition plan.